Darker nights mean it's more important than ever for homes to have proper lighting in their outdoor spaces. While summer is the best time to decorate your garden with decorative solar lights and string lights, you should install a good outdoor led flood light in winter for added security.

    Traditionally, most outdoor floodlights have used halogen bulbs, which use 20-30% less energy than older incandescent bulbs, but have far less energy-saving potential than LED bulbs. In this case, the biggest advantage of LED bulbs is their long lifespan. Halogen bulbs last about 2,000 hours, while LED floodlights last 30,000 hours or more. In addition to the cost savings that this long life provides, it means you'll have little to no hassle about replacing floodlights (or their bulbs) as often.  That alone is a good reason to upgrade to LED floodlights.

    As lighting technology has advanced, the way floodlights are activated has become increasingly complex. In addition to the standard on/off switch, you can use to manually activate the lights, you'll also find outdoor led floodlights with sensors that turn on when someone (or something) passes within their sensor range. Alternatively, the Dusk to Dawn floodlights automatically turns on when the ambient light drops below a certain level, then turn off again when the sun rises in the morning.

    Choosing one of these options really comes down to personal preference. Do you want a light that you can manually turn on and off yourself? The inherent risk of doing this is that the lights will stay on during the day, wasting energy and shortening the life of your accessories. Motion-sensing lights are the most energy-efficient because they are only illuminated when needed, but sensors may activate lights when animals pass by, or even when neighbors are in their own gardens. Some people may find this disturbing. Dusk-to-dawn lights present a happy medium because they don't need to be turned on manually, they just stay on all night.

    Carefully selected lighting enhances each living environment. Darker nights mean it's more important than ever for homes to have proper lighting in their outdoor spaces.

NINGBO MINGXING LIGHTING CO., LTD. is an Outdoor led flood light manufacturer, producing and exporting Outdoor led flood lights with sensors, and rechargeable waterproof led work lights.